Sunday, December 30, 2012

354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron have to deal with snow and ice at Bagram

By Joachim Jacob, Warthog News Editor

According to 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs, snow removal teams used specialized equipment to clear the runways and taxiways after an overnight snowfall covered the flightline with more than three inches of snow.

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Servicemembers board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III here Dec. 28, 2012. The re-deployers are processed for their flight through the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron which has the highest number of passengers in the Department of Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis)Hi-res

Note: Visible in the background are some of the 18 A-10Cs from the 354th EFS, 355th Fighter Wing (ACC), Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, currently combat-deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. They are parking in their revetments.

12/29/2012 - Servicemembers board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 28, 2012. The airfield management office coordinated snow removal and clearing to keep operations flowing after an overnight snowfall covered the flightline with more than three inches of snow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis)Hi-res

Althoug there's no special A-10C shot, this picture says all:

12/29/2012 - Members of the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron de-ice a C-130 Hercules at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Dec. 28, 2012. Maintenance Airmen removed snow from the aircraft to minimize the possibility of damage prior to taxi and take off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis)Hi-res

Dedicated in Love

This blog is dedicated to Marina Naumann, my latest female partner who died after incurable pancreas cancer on June 17, 2010, just only a half year after diagnosis. Marina was the second true wife in my life, and she always supported my long-year enthusiastic research work on the Hog, especially since the beginning of operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Rest in peace, Marina.